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The Finger family of Houston, a very dissatisfied shareholder in Bank of America, sent out a scathing letter urging shareholders to vote against the re-election of one board member and to vote for a provision to make it easier to claw back executive...

The Bank of America Corporation said yesterday that its chairman, Charles K. Gifford, would retire at the end of January but would remain on the company's board. Kenneth D. Lewis, the chief executive, was named to succeed Mr. Gifford as chairman. Mr....

December 15, 2004, Wednesday

Bank of America said yesterday that its president, Eugene M. McQuade, would resign by the end of next month and get $25 million, including severance, after he leaves. Mr. McQuade, 55, was president and chief operating officer of the FleetBoston...

Bank of America and FleetBoston Financial announced yesterday that they would combine to create a consumer banking giant with branches from Maine to California. Bank of America, which is based in Charlotte, N.C., but has a strong California...

Buying FleetBoston Financial might fill out Bank of America's national branch network, but it would not fulfill the acquirer's Wall Street dreams. Although the deal would make Bank of America almost three times as big as Citigroup in American...

Through mergers and acquisitions over the years, FleetBoston Financial has become the foremost banking institution in New England. But with Bank of America's announcement on Monday that it will acquire Fleet in a $48 billion deal, the Fleet name may...